Citigroup Has Lowered Expectations for Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) Stock Price

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) had its price objective decreased by equities research analysts at Citigroup from $88.00 to $85.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “sell” rating on the stock. Citigroup’s price target would suggest a potential downside of 2.98% from the company’s previous close.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on CHD. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $102.00 to $101.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $103.00 to $98.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $108.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $83.00 price objective on shares of Church & Dwight in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $100.88.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of CHD opened at $87.61 on Thursday. Church & Dwight has a one year low of $85.08 and a one year high of $116.46. The company has a market cap of $21.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.19.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Church & Dwight had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The company’s revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. Church & Dwight has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.440-3.510 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.720 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Church & Dwight will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Church & Dwight

In other news, CEO Richard A. Dierker acquired 5,470 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $91.57 per share, for a total transaction of $500,887.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 27,212 shares in the company, valued at $2,491,802.84. This represents a 25.16% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Lee B. Mcchesney acquired 5,409 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $91.38 per share, with a total value of $494,274.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 5,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $494,274.42. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 12,879 shares of company stock worth $1,177,702 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Church & Dwight

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.5% during the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,325,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 19.5% in the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 0.8% in the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 14,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 3.8% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 3,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Finally, Weaver Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Church & Dwight by 3.4% in the first quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 3,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $413,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. 86.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.